[LM_NET] HIT: Poem about the intricacy of English spelling

[Barbara Braxton <barbara.288@BIGPOND.COM>]

These are the responses that I received when I asked for poems about all the 
different spellings in
English.

I got many many responses, then I got sick, and I just haven't been able to send a 
personal message
to each of you.  However everything was much appreciated and now my students have a 
variety to work
with instead of one-size-fits -all.

Barbara

Many suggested the variety available at 
http://www.spellingsociety.org/news/media/poems.php 

The Chaos
Gerald Nolst Trenite (1870-1946)
http://www.waylink.co.uk/?page=1740
http://www.ahajokes.com/eng010.html
http://www.learnenglish.de/EZine/Joke3.htm

Spelling Checker
http://www.ahajokes.com/eng003.html

The Absurd English Language
http://help.com/post/130355-the-absurd-english-language

A Bazaar Tail
http://www.farragoswainscot.com/2007/beheadment.html

Ough! A Phonetic fantasy
http://www.poemhunter.com/best-poems/w-t-goodge/ough-a-phonetic-fantasy/

The bandage was wound around the wound ...
http://www.floridatechnet.org/institute/languagehard.pdf


Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
COOMA NSW 2630
AUSTRALIA

E. barbara.288@bigpond.com
Together we learn from each other 

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Barbara Braxton
Sent: Monday, 10 November 2008 7:30 AM
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Subject: [LM_NET] TARGET: Poem about the intricacy of English spelling

I am searching for a poem that has been around for years about trying to spell and 
pronounce the
English language.  It has samples of words like through, though, tough and cough.  
My online
searching has given me the one which starts ...

I take it you already know of tough and bough and cough and dough?
Others may stumble, but not you on hiccough, thorough, slough and through.

But there is a tickle in my brain that says there is another one.  If you know it, 
please send it to
me.

The poem above was featured many times on the World Wide Web but without 
attribution.  Does anyone
know if there is a known author?

If I find the one that I am looking for, I shall post the words of both in a hit.
Thank you
Barbara





Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
COOMA NSW 2630
AUSTRALIA

E. barbara.288@bigpond.com
Together we learn from each other 

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